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Fred Again: Ten Days review – pop house with unfulfilled pretensions
An album of lofty intentions and muttered musings from the dance artist de jour is saved by a gift for a nagging hook and uplifting melody
His sound is more subtle and nuanced than some of his neon-hued peers, but still capable of springing surprises: former single Ten suddenly jolts from Jim Legxacy providing a Drake-ish melody over a four-to-the-floor pulse into an interlude inspired by chopped-and-screwed hip-hop and back again. Its use feels creative on Adore U, where Nigerian singer Obongjayar’s voice is so laden with the effect that it seems to be quivering or shimmering; it’s hard to see what’s gained by giving Sampha or indeed Emmylou Harris a robotic sheen, although the melodies they are singing are strong enough to withstand it. Photograph: Anna Kurth/AFP/Getty ImagesWith its succession of brief instrumental interludes and tracks segueing into each other in a way that precludes cherrypicking for playlists, you rather get the feeling Gibson views Ten Days as a grand statement that looks beyond the dancefloor and deals with matters rather deeper than simply rousing the teenagers at Reading into a state of post-GCSE jubilation.
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